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Hi Carol: I read your article on heliconia. I have a giant planter outside with many of these gorgeous flowers and two small planters with two or three each. Can you tell me the frequency of watering ...

Note to editors: Photos and other associated press materials can be found via Dropbox (password: heliconia). “The data that is stored in the herbarium is a scientific treasure that makes a project ...

The researchers found that green hermit hummingbirds had much greater success than humans or other hummingbirds at pollinating a plant called Heliconia tortuosa. (Matthew Betts/Oregon State University ...

A recent study highlights a troubling reality for Heliconia, a genus of tropical plants celebrated for their stunning, bird-shaped flowers. Published today, March 7, in the journal Plants, People, ...

A vivid Heliconia plant placed behind Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin during their recent bilateral meeting drew unusual public attention. Far from mere décor, the tropical flower carried symbolic ...

Pollen morphology of 27 species of Heliconia (19 species with pendent inflorescences; eight species with erect inflorescences) was examined using brightfield and scanning electron microscopy. Pollen ...